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12. Is there a difference between "installing" and "replacing"? n/t

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Musk and aides were caught replacing the hard drives at OPM. [View all] Autumn Feb 1 OP

Kick dalton99a Feb 1 #1

Thank you for posting that. I couldn't see her threads on my post so I tried to Autumn Feb 1 #9

Alt National Park Service 👍 dweller Feb 1 #11

That is a jazzy meme! Whoever wrote it is the Charlie Parker of memes. dchill Feb 1 #18

It's a great meme, but it started as a protest sign at the 2017 women's march, printed w/ black marker on cardboard. -nt CrispyQ Feb 1 #29

Nevertheless. dchill Feb 1 #31

What's to stop him from doing the same at the CIA, FBI, NSA, or Pentagon? newdeal2 Feb 1 #2

All they had to say: "Elon sent me. He's the new owner of the United States." dalton99a Feb 1 #6

Tulsi Gabbard, Pete Hegseth, and Kash Patel will hand it all over to them IronLionZion Feb 1 #21

As Kruschev foretold. They (russkis) couldn't do it directly so they converted a bunch of US people erronis Feb 1 #40

Putin has not "defeated the US" from within whathehell Feb 1 #53

Agencies should stand their ground. Musk cannot just do whatever the fuck his apartheid heart tells him. GreenWave Feb 1 #3

Musk has no aithorization excepty Trump's unlike any other Department head or Secretary. KPN Feb 1 #35

yes it is possible ShepKat Feb 1 #4

I called and emailed my congressmen this AM. What else can we do to sound the alarm? Alice B. Feb 1 #5

I've done the same; called and emailed my congressional representative and both US Senators, all Republicans. sop Feb 1 #28

I've always kind of rolled my eyes at petitions and this kind of thing but now I think, when taken in aggregate, it has Alice B. Feb 1 #51

Kick SheltieLover Feb 1 #7

That is government property and not Musk's bronxiteforever Feb 1 #8

l'etat c'est moi DBoon Feb 1 #13

We need some "good" hackers on our side alarimer Feb 1 #10

I know... I was reminiscing wistfully about the Anonymous collective Mike 03 Feb 1 #27

Is there a difference between "installing" and "replacing"? n/t Igel Feb 1 #12

I have no idea. I'm not in IT but I'm thinking you have an opinion Autumn Feb 1 #14

Installing, I would guess, putting in something new that wasn't there before sakabatou Feb 1 #19

Both are correct. The real question is why are Musk's people doing this? bluesbassman Feb 1 #26

THIS x 1000 KPN Feb 1 #37

1+ Norrrm Feb 1 #15

Too bad our DOJ and FBI is already compromised, tanyev Feb 1 #16

They don't have security clearances Beck23 Feb 1 #17

and maybe Trump will be the last 'elected' President HipChick Feb 1 #22

K&R Bayard Feb 1 #20

Maybe they'll increase paychecks for certain crooked ones to keep them in line IronLionZion Feb 1 #23

K&R. dchill Feb 1 #24

They're stealing government data. The new drives will probabldy be encrypted to prevent knowing what's on them. patphil Feb 1 #25

Your question "what will the military do if ordered to kill US citizens" Autumn Feb 1 #30

Which is why it's so puzzling that so little was done. Kid Berwyn Feb 1 #33

Need you wonder? KPN Feb 1 #32

Sensitive data is encypted at rest.... getagrip_already Feb 1 #34

You think they don't have the encryption keys? druidity33 Feb 2 #61

So future history books will read Seinan Sensei Feb 1 #36

HOW IS THIS BEING ALLOWED?? Scrivener7 Feb 1 #38

I am worried! Smackdown2019 Feb 1 #39

They will sell the data to our nation's enemies. James48 Feb 1 #41

Including private corps, and outwards from there to every bad actor who can pony up a few $$$. nt eppur_se_muova Feb 1 #50

It's important to know canetoad Feb 1 #42

Is this confirmed? SARose Feb 1 #43

I asked ChatGPT and this is what it said. (seems to be unconfirmed) Quixote1818 Feb 1 #47

Who is going to confirm it? Trump? Musk? Republicans? Autumn Feb 1 #49

Is it time...? sfdennis1 Feb 1 #44

I think Trump will be too closely protected for any citizen Luigi Bozvotros Feb 1 #46

EM, not the Cheeto ;) sfdennis1 Feb 1 #48

Has Musk's team of tech frat boys taken over the IRS yet? Lonestarblue Feb 1 #45

Yes, because IRS is part of the Treasury Dept wishstar Feb 1 #54

As a mostly retired LPBBEAR Feb 1 #52

Would there be any reason for the hard drives to be repaced? Autumn Feb 1 #55

No LPBBEAR Feb 1 #57

I think these people have been working on this since well before the immunity Autumn Feb 1 #58

Illegal, but no one st the DOJ will prosecute. We are now a lawless government. Lonestarblue Feb 1 #56

Why the fuck is he not being charged? Dem4life1234 Feb 1 #59

who are these people working for him? Takket Feb 1 #60

That's just it. No one knows. They will only give their first names to avoid being "doxed" Autumn Feb 2 #62